Where does “ประสาท” come from?

ประสาท (Thai) comes from Sanskrit प्रसाद, from Sanskrit प्रसद्, from Sanskrit सद्, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ประสาท (Thai): faith; trust; nerve; mental infirmity

Definitions

  1. faith; trust; nerve; mental infirmity

Ancestry of “ประสาท”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रसादclearness, brightness, pellucidness, purity;...
2Sanskritप्रसद्to fall into the power of
3Sanskritसद्to sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “ประสาท

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Sanskrit सद्Every word from Sanskrit प्रसद्